White Mangrove tree at the Everglades 2, Florida, USA
The white mangrove plays an important role – several roles, really — in the coastal ecosystems of Florida. It provides food and shelter for crabs, snails and bugs, a nursery of sorts for the offspring of myriad fish species, including gamefish, and it helps protect the shoreline from the effects of storm surge.
Like other mangroves, whites can be shrubby or quite tall, though most fall in between. They can top out reportedly at 65 feet, but most go 15 to 30. Whites also range through the Caribbean, Central and South America and West Africa.
The white mangrove plays an important role – several roles, really — in the coastal ecosystems of Florida. It provides food and shelter for crabs, snails and bugs, a nursery of sorts for the offspring of myriad fish species, including gamefish, and it helps protect the shoreline from the effects of storm surge.
Like other mangroves, whites can be shrubby or quite tall, though most fall in between. They can top out reportedly at 65 feet, but most go 15 to 30. Whites also range through the Caribbean, Central and South America and West Africa.
The white mangrove plays an important role – several roles, really — in the coastal ecosystems of Florida. It provides food and shelter for crabs, snails and bugs, a nursery of sorts for the offspring of myriad fish species, including gamefish, and it helps protect the shoreline from the effects of storm surge.
Like other mangroves, whites can be shrubby or quite tall, though most fall in between. They can top out reportedly at 65 feet, but most go 15 to 30. Whites also range through the Caribbean, Central and South America and West Africa.